That's a brilliant piece of valuable journalism; thank you Salford Advertiser. Though I am not privy to the circumstances of the 'leak' behind this article I am pleased this information has entered the public domain. Shame on Salford Labour councillors and their council officer stooges in senior management not only for the mess that they have made but also for deliberately trying to cover it up!

Children should be kept out of the state 'care' system at all costs if at all possible. 80% of children in 'care' leave the system at sixteen with no educational qualifications whatsoever; unsurprisingly many of these end up stuck in deeply dysfunctional life circumstances and are prime candidates for homelessness, drugs, crime and imprisonment. It is a national scandal that over 70% of street prostitutes in the UK were formerly in 'care'! Just what kind of 'care' did these girls really receive from state social workers? That's why kids should be kept out of 'care' if possible in the best interests of the children and society at large.

The management policy of Salford Council was an absolute travesty facilitating kids to be drawn into 'care' unnecessarily. There are no excuses for this. Though the 'usual suspects' cynically and deceitfully tried to avoid the truth coming out, now that it has - surely somebody should take responsiblity for this diabolical shambles and fall on their sword? Perhaps Merry? Or Warmisham? Spicer? Baker?